shooting (up)

present participle of shoot (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shooting (up)
Verb
  • The agency posted a photo of two helicopters soaring above part of the trail.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Many Kirkbride asylums had beautiful grounds, and soaring architecture.
    Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Districts saw little improvement overall, with the average score increasing by half a percentage point in both subjects.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Shooting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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